flexible meaning and definition

FLEXIBLE adjective

Definition of flexible (adjective)

1. capable of being changed
   • "flexible schedules"
   • antonym: inflexible
2. able to flex; able to bend easily
   • "slim flexible birches"
   • synonyms: flexile
   • antonym: inflexible
3. able to adjust readily to different conditions
   • "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
   • synonyms: elastic, pliable, pliant
4. bending and snapping back readily without breaking
   • synonyms: whippy
5. making or willing to make concessions
   • "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
   • synonyms: compromising, conciliatory
   • antonym: inflexible